L.A.'s Eric Garcetti in D.C. as President Obama meets with new mayors

Mayor Eric Garcetti, in his second official trip to Washington, D.C., will meet with President Obama and a group of newly elected mayors on Friday.

The White House issued a statement saying the president wanted to meet with the mayors to discuss ways in which he can partner with them on job creation and helping the middle class.

“This meeting builds on the unprecedented effort of the administration to partner with mayors working to implement policies that lead to high-paying, high-skill jobs in their communities,” the statement said.

“Mayors understand that smart investments in things like American manufacturing and infrastructure help provide good jobs for middle-class families while providing a foundation for long-term economic success.”

Garcetti said he looked forward to the session and to meet with mayors from across the country “on how we can share ideas to create jobs and solve problems in our cities, and how we can collectively make a difference on the national level.”

Garcetti, who took office July 1, served as one of the national co-chairs in both of Obama’s elections, and he was to chair the mayoral gathering.

Included in the group of new mayors is New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, Boston Mayor-elect Martin Walsh, Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan and the heads of Minneapolis, Minn., St. Petersburg, Fla., Jersey City, Rochester, N.Y., Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C., Cincinnati and Toledo, Ohio, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pa., Chattanooga, Tenn., and Seattle.